For those who lust after star-studded holidays we’ve looked up some of the best celebrity owned hotels around the world. Just a quick disclaimer; don’t go expecting Robert DeNiro himself to be dishing up your breakfast. What you’ll get instead is a unique hotel, with an atmosphere, style and personality all developed by their famous [...]
It’s so easy to find yourself dashing from one thing to the next, never taking time to stop and look after ourselves. Well, make 2012 your year to change that. It can be hard to carve the time out of your schedule at the start, but we promise that once you do, you will wonder [...]
Brunch to a New Yorker is like black clothes and strong coffee to a Parisian; a way of life, and not one they’ll be giving up anytime soon. From piles of light-as-a-feather pancakes dripping with silky cream and blueberries to salty, gooey eggs on hot buttered toast, the art of rising late and dining slow [...]
New York, New York! What is it about this city which means its name must always be repeated? If you’ve got an answer, or other useful travel tips for the city that never sleeps, why not send them to dealchecker? You could win a delicious New York cheesecake for your efforts!
Every week we have our now-traditional debate about our favourites among the Real Deals, and this week, I shouted the loudest! I’ve got a real hankering for taking a cruise, and what better way to do so than on a transatlantic crossing – probably the most iconic cruise route you could take. But this isn’t [...]
New York may be an amazing city but it certainly isn’t a cheap one, especially at this time of year when New York shopping breaks become popular with Brits planning to kick-start the Christmas present buying. So once you’ve splashed out for your flight, hotel and gifts for the grateful folks back home – here’s [...]
The Guggenheim isn’t just a museum in New York, it’s part of a whole collection of museums set up by the Guggenheim Foundation dedicated to collecting and creating art. The family were passionate about art, they had some great advisers (and lovers), and the museums represent not only some of the best collections of art [...]
The Statue of Liberty celebrates her 125th anniversary this October and will be rewarded with a renovation of her insides! The lifts, the stairs and the viewing platform in the crown will all be given a makeover to bring the famous lady into this century. photo by leedsyorkshire Never fear though, for those of you [...]
Holidays to New York, the Maldives, Ibiza and Barbados feature regularly on glamorous holiday wish lists – But they’re stuck on that wish list for a reason – they don’t come cheap! Panic not, because here we’ve searched high and low for the poorer cousins of the rich man’s holidays. You can thank us when [...]
One of the most recognisable icons in the world, New York’s Statue of Liberty stands 46 metres tall on Liberty Island, at the entrance to New York Harbour. This enduring symbol of American freedom and independence was actually a gift from France, built in part by the designer of the Eiffel Tower, Gustave Eiffel. Image [...]
When one of your best friends invites you to her wedding in Boston, surely it is only right to gratefully accept and use it as an excuse to spend two weeks travelling down the East Coast of the United States. So that’s exactly what I did.
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